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a very small distance or space
they escaped by a hair's-breadth
they lost the election by a whisker
How To Use hairsbreadth In A Sentence
- The butler came and took their plates away, and the footman's eyebrows went up a hairsbreadth at the sight of the empty soup tureen. THE WHITE DOVE
- Galapagos penguin is within a 'hairsbreadth' of extinction, according to a new study WN.com - Articles related to Darwin showed interest in Indian biodiversity: Book
- The fact that they were a hairsbreadth away from being discovered enhanced the thrill even more. How to Woo a Reluctant Lady
- The rapier flashed up again, the tip hovering but a hairsbreadth from the pale skin. Much Ado About Marriage
- But I can think of any number of great authors who have come within a hairsbreadth of convincing me they could. An Interview with Thomas Steinbeck
- Implementing Sharia is impossible yet somehow is a hairsbreadth away from becoming a new constitutional amendment. Sabria Jawhar: The Idiocy of the Anti-Sharia Crowd
